CHAMPION CITY GREENHOUSES, SPRINGFIELD, OHIO 
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Nephrolepis “Roosevelt.” 
Nephrolepis Scholzeli 
The Crested Fern 
It is a sport from Scotti, possessing the merits of that most 
popular variety, but with the pinnae subdivided, giving it a 
fine crested appearance. The fronds, like in Scotti, stand 
erect, and with a graceful arch, forming a plant of ideal 
shape, and they never break down, giving the plant a ragged 
appearance, as is so often the case with other plumed forms; 
furthermore, the loose, elegant arrangement of the fronds, al¬ 
lowing a free circulation of air through the foliage, prevents 
the center of even the largest specimens from becoming de¬ 
fective or yellow. The smallest salable plants perfectly ex¬ 
press the type, and in every size are models of beauty for table 
decorations. Two and one-quarter inch pots, 60 cents per 
dozen; $4.50 oer hundred; $40.00 per thousand. 
Nephrolepis Bostoniensis 
The Boston Fern 
In the vicinity of Boston no other plant is so extensively 
used as this graceful Nephrolepis, which differs from the 
ordinary Sword Fern in having much longer fronds, which 
frequently attain a length of six feet. These arch and droop 
over very gracefully, on account of which it is frequently 
called the Fountain Fern. This drooping habit makes it an 
excellent plant to grow as a single specimen on a table or 
pedestal. This Fern should not be compared to the Ostrich 
Plume Fern, as they are of an entirely different growth; both 
have their place and both are beautiful and desirable. Two 
and one-quarter-inch pots. 60 cents oer dozen; $4.00 per hun¬ 
dred; $35.00 per thousand. 
Nephrolepis Davallioides Furcans 
The Fish Tail Fern 
This is a grand Fern, entirely distinct from any of the 
other varieties of Nephrolepis. Throughout the South and 
especially at New Orleans, this Fern takes precedence over all 
others. The ends of the pinnae are so formed as to resemble 
a fish tail, giving the fronds a crested appearance, very ef¬ 
fective. It grows into the most shapely plant of any of the 
Nephrolepis. Grand for house culture. Two and one-quarter 
inch pots. 60 cents per dozen; $4.50 per hundred; $40.00 per 
thousand. 
IMPORTANT —Some firms are 
offering a Fern which they 
claim is nearly as good, or 
similar to. or would be as good. 
But in the face of these state¬ 
ments we claim as a maker of 
young plants, and oroducer of 
more fronds in four and six- 
inch pots, and attractive ap¬ 
pearance, the Roosevelt has all 
other varieties beat a mile. If 
you are against the art of re¬ 
naming or substitution, and 
want the genuine Roosevelt, 
best Fern ever produced, come 
to headquarters. 
It is our good fortune and 
great pleasure to offer this won¬ 
derful new Fern. In general 
characteristics it resembles the 
world-famous Boston Fern, but 
will sweep that Fern from the 
boards for two reasons; it pro¬ 
duces many more fronds than the 
Boston, thus making a bushier, 
handsomer plant. In fact, it is 
the best Fern for florists’ use ever 
introduced. Roosevelt will make 
.1 better plant in a six-inch pot 
than any other Fern in a ten- 
inch pot. That is what will make 
you money every'time. The usual 
size to sell a Boston Fern is 
from a six-inch pot. Well, let 
us tell you that in a six-inch 
pot of the Roosevelt and the Bos¬ 
ton there is no comparison. The 
Roosev.elt doubles the fronds of a 
Boston in a six-inch pot, thus 
making a much more finished 
plant, and, therefore, more salable. The pinnae are beau¬ 
tifully undulated, giving the Roosevelt a pronounced wavy 
effect seen in no other Fern ; ; s the plant ages this effect be¬ 
comes quite distinct. Our sales of Roosevelt have exceeded 
two hundred and fifty thousand plants, a far greater number 
than was ever sold of a -new Fern. Two and one-quarter 
inch pots, 75 cents per dozen; $4.50 per hundred; $40.00 
per thousand. 
Nephrolepis Whitmanii Compacta 
The Parlor Fern 
This is a condensed form of the “Ostrich Plume Fern,” with 
valuable characteristics added which are not evident in the 
parent; the pinnae subdividing, making miniature fronds which 
are superimposed on the main fronds, looking as if two or 
more were condensed in one. Graceful beyond description. 
Two and one-quarter inch pots, 60 cents per dozen; $4.50 per 
hundred; $40.00 per thousand. 
Dwarf Ferns for Fern Dishes 
These Dwarf Ferns are used by the hundreds of thousands 
to fill dishes for table decorations. Our sales each year ex¬ 
ceed fifty thousand plants. Our stock is in prime condition, 
ready to use at once. We offer six choice varieties. 50 cents 
per dozen; $3.00 per hundred; $25.00 per thousand. 
Dwarf Ferns for Fern Dishes. 
The Grandest Fern of the Age 
Nephrolepis 
“ROOSEVELT” 
